I love this book. It combines the artists I admire and the monsters I adore. So I was thrilled to learn that Fantagraphics has a page to fill in Beasts 2 and they are opening it up for submissions. I’m going to have to hurry to make the March 1st deadline. Here are the guidelines for anyone else who’s interested.
Sorry this is posted a little late.....but, the February meeting is this coming wednesday (the 13th). It was postponed due to weather. For directions and time please contact me at dsgnteeny@aol.com
Hello everyone! I would like to introduce myself as the newly elected president of paintpushers. My name is Kristine Clemons and I have been a member of paintpushers for 3 years and had attended meetings for 2 years prior to my membership. My art background is: I am a graduate from Iowa State University (BFA in Visual Studies) and have been working at a local furniture and art company for close to 8 years. I have also done a hand full of art festivals and various other shows locally and around the midwest. You can check out some of my recent work under gallery of this site.
Paintpushers meets the first wednesday of every month in Valley Junction. The address for our meeting site is 218 and a half on 5th street in West Des Moines. I hope to see some new faces this year so please join us. For more information or better directions click contact on this page or I can be contacted at dsgnteeny@aol.com.
I got an interesting email this morning:
Dear performing and visual artists:
Your presence is requested at a focus group regarding a downtown Des Moines multi-disciplinary visual and performing arts center on Monday, December 10th from 6-7 p.m. at the Pappajohn Center, 1200 Grand Avenue, downtown Des Moines.
In May 2007, five local arts organizations joined forces to pursue the creation of a non-profit umbrella organization that could develop and manage Des Moines’ first multidisciplinary cultural arts center. The organizations involved in the creation of Visual & Performing Arts Des Moines (VPArts Des Moines) are The Drama Workshop, the Iowa Motion Picture Association, the East Village Art Coalition, the Des Moines Music Coalition, and Hurley & Dancers.
The facility VPArts seeks to create will be able to nurture the creative spirit of the non-profit arts in Des Moines by helping in the creation and management of several multipurpose rehearsal, exhibition and performance facilities, as well as much needed office space for local arts organizations – all housed in one central location… The goal of VPArts is not only to help Des Moines artists, but also to create a destination location for art supporters in Des Moines, who would for the first time discover theatre, film, dance, music and visual art housed under one roof…
....Your attendance does not obligate you to any commitment, however you will gain valuable information as to how you can be a part of this unique opportunity… Your attendance will be critical in helping ArtSpace assess the potential for such a facility in Des Moines, as well as to represent the City of Des Moines’ rich artistic offerings…
Any thoughts?
I was searching Google on Friday and found this online review of our exhibition. What a nice surprise! It’s good to know that there are others out there that are interested in our art and also willing to take the time to write about it. You can read the full review here.